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Round up the lady's daughters (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

herd

'round up' is the definition.
(as in herding or rounding up sheep)

'lady's daughters' is the wordplay.
'lady' becomes 'her' (her refers to a woman).
'daughters' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation for daughters).
'her'+'d'='HERD'

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for herd that I've seen before include "A collection of livestock" , "pack" , "Large group of animals" , "13 Down group" , "Drive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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